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Unapproved GM Mosquitoes Being Shipped to US for Release NOW
Are you aware that genetically modified mosquitoes are being set for release worldwide? Right after GM mosquitoes were let loose in Brazil, dengue fever cases spiked. Now, the Florida Keys are in danger of
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GMO Mosquito Trial Has Reverse Effect, Causes Dengue Emergency
Civil society groups today expressed alarm at an increase in dengue incidence, leading to an emergency decree, in a town in Brazil where releases of genetically modified (GM) mosquitoes are taking place
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Beware the new ‘Breakthrough’ Transgenic Mosquitoes
Mosquitoes engineered with a jumping gene vector to express a DNA-cutting enzyme produce >95 % male offspring; unfortunately both enzyme and vector target genomes of diverse species from slime moulds to humans
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Brazil Set To Use GM Mosquitoes
Dengue fever affects more than 390 million people around the world each year and its symptoms can be fatal. There is no vaccine for the disease, buy researchers believe they have come up with an
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GM Mosquitoes To Be Released In Panama
Millions of GM mosquitoes created in British laboratories are about to be released into the jungles of Panama to tackle the spread of Dengue Fever to humans. The idea is that the male insects are
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Company Applies For A Permit To Use Non-Native GM Insects
Biotechnology company Oxetec has applied for permission to carry out a GM insect trial in Spain. The aim of the trial is to reduce an olive tree pest by releasing male flies with a ‘female
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Florida Scientists Prepare to Release Hundreds of Thousands of Genetically Modified Mosquitoes
Hundreds of thousands of mutated mosquitoes could soon be unleashed in Florida, but don’t worry: scientists say they have a plan. It might sound like something out of a low-budget horror film, but the US
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Genetically Modified Mosquitoes Released in the Millions with No Risk Assessment
In case you didn’t know, genetically modified mosquitoes have been unleashed numerous times on planet Earth. Thus far, millions mosquitoes were released in various locations; Cayman Islands, Malaysia, and Brazil. Now, the GM mosquito
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Florida Keys residents resist release of dengue fever-immune mosquitoes
UK company wants to unleash genetically modified insects in the Keys, but residents fear not enough is known about the insects A British company that has developed a genetically modified mosquito to resist the spread
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Up to 20,000 Genetically Engineered Mosquitoes Released in Australian Towns
Do you remember how some scientists, researchers, and individuals like Bill Gates were trying to release genetically modified mosquitoes into the environment? Well, that endeavor isn’t quite over. Two towns in Northern Australia have
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